Last week I attended the 38th Annual OSU Gerontology Conference at the CH2MHill Alumni Center. It was a pleasure to meet and interact with others who are making important contributions to the health and well-being of older adults. Now that AARP cards are regularly arriving in my home mailbox, I was particularly delighted to hear […]
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Research Study Patient Screening Process
A clinical study follows a strict set of directions, called a protocol. The protocol includes a list of inclusion criteria volunteers must meet in order to qualify for the study; there is also a corresponding list of exclusion criteria that can exclude a volunteer from the study. The inclusion/exclusion criteria serve to find volunteers appropriate […]
Expedition 3 Alzheimer’s Research Study Underway
The Expedition 3 Alzheimer’s disease study, evaluating a potential new treatment for patients with mild Alzheimer’s, is underway! I first wrote about this exciting clinical trial in early November 2013. As clinical trials go, this study was fairly complex to set up, but the team was assembled by late December and now all systems are […]
But, What if I Get the Placebo?
The average person knows more about clinical trials today than was common at the beginning of my research career in the mid-1980s. I find that patient volunteers today are asking great questions when they come in for initial study appointments, perhaps as the result of the internet age. Twenty or thirty years ago I usually […]
Transport The Tropics Into Your Winter
Last month my daughter and I were fortunate to tag along with my husband while he attended a medical conference in Maui. As you may imagine, escaping the cold winter blues of the Willamette Valley for weather that was instead very warm, sunny and downright perfect was a dream come true.
